CHOPPING MALL (DVD) DVD

Chopping Mall
This high-tech spin on the slasher genre pits a group of sex-obsessed teens spending the night in a shopping mall against the mall's marauding robotic security guards -- whose programming turns homicidal after a bolt of lightning scrambles their control circuits. Director Jim Wynorski cut his exploitation teeth working for Roger Corman's legendary "B"-movie factory New World Pictures in the '70s and '80s, and this film's comic early scenes contain homages to that outfit's heyday -- with humorous cameos from Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov (reprising their characters Paul and Mary Bland from Bartel's Eating Raoul) and the ubiquitous Dick Miller. The majority of the film, however, is essentially a teens-in-jeopardy story, with the lethal bots unleashing their amped-up arsenal and bringing the victims to nasty ends amid buckets of gore -- such as the unforgettable moment when one woman's head is targeted by one of the droids and blown up like an overripe melon. (The shot is repeated during the end credits.) ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Cast Kelli Maroney as Allison Parks Tony O'Dell as Bernie Russell Todd as Rick Stanton Karrie Emerson as Linda Stanton Barbara Crampton as Suzie Lynn Nick Segal as Greg Williams John Terlesky as Mike Brennan Suzee Slater as Leslee Todd Dick Miller as Walter Paisley

Crew Carol Clements - Art Director Jim Wynorski - Director Leslie Rosenthal - Editor Chuck Cirino - Composer (Music Score) Blake Shepard - Makeup Tom Richmond - Cinematographer Julie Corman - Producer Corey Kaplan - Set Designer Roger George - Special Effects Anthony Showe - Special Effects Paul Shaver - Stunts Steven Long Mitchell - Screenwriter Jim Wynorski - Screenwriter

Chopping Mall
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: 4 x 3 full-screen version 2.0 Dolby Stereo Surround Audio commentary with director/co-writer Jim Wynorski and writer Steve Mitchell "Building the Killbots" featurette Theatrical trailer Photo gallery DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 77 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Secure Electronics/Main Titles [8:06] 2. They're Alone [3:36] 3. For Better or fro Weird [4:27] 4. Blind Date [4:40] 5. I Like Pepperoni [4:57] 6. Mopping Up [5:38] 7. Major Malfunction [3:38] 8. Duct and Cover [5:22] 9. Molotov Cocktail Hour [4:16] 10. Killbot Was Here [4:08] 11. The Sorrow & the Pitiful [4:59] 12. Long Night, Short Circuit [5:07] 13. Storeroom Assault [4:47] 14. Methodic Robotic [3:20] 15. Surviving With a Smile [5:51] 16. End Credits [3:51]